B a S IS - Studentenwerk Schleswig-Holstein

IMMIGRATION OFFICE
The immigration office (die Ausländerbehörde) handles all
issues regarding your visa to enter the country (das Visum)
and your allowance to live and study in Germany (die
Aufenthaltserlaubnis).
There are different guidelines for entering Germany and
receiving an allowance to live and study in Germany,
depending on which country you are from.
Here are some general guidelines: The town hall with the
immigration office in
Flensburg.
If you are from an EU-country, you do not need to apply for either
a Visum or an Aufenthaltserlaubnis.
If you are from the following non-EU countries: Australia, Andorra,
Canada, Honduras, Israel, the Republic of Korea, Japan, Monaco, New
Zealand, San Marino, or the United States of America:
� You may enter Germany without a special Visum or
Aufenthaltserlaubnis. You are allowed to stay in Germany for three
months on an automatic tourism allowance. This means that you do
not need to do any applications before you travel to Germany.
� If you plan to stay in Germany for longer than three months, you must
go to the immigration office BEFORE your three-month allowance is
over to apply for an Aufenthaltserlaubnis, in order to legally remain in
the country.
If you are from another country, you must visit the German embassy (die
Botschaft) in your home country BEFORE you travel to Germany, in order to
apply for a Visum and an Aufenthaltserlaubnis.
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